Rattus osgoodi Musser and Newcomb 1985

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1481

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Rattus osgoodi Musser and Newcomb 1985 View in CoL

Rattus osgoodi Musser and Newcomb 1985 View in CoL , Am. Mus . Novit., 2814: 18.

Type Locality: S Vietnam, Lâm Dðng Province, Langbian Peak, 5000 ft (1524 m; see Musser and Newcomb, 1985:18, for details).

Vernacular Names: Osgood's Vietnamese Rat.

Distribution: Recorded only from two localities on Langbian (= Lam Vien) Plateau in the Dà Lat region of S Vietnam, 900-2000 m ( Musser and Newcomb, 1985).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Rattus rattus species group. A Lang Bian Plateau endemic morphologically and probably phylogenetically related to R. losea ( Musser and Newcomb, 1985) . Among the smallest in body size of the R. rattus species group.